Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 25, 2025
This edition contains the following feature content:
- An unstable Debian stable update: the handling of a bug that landed in the Debian 13.1 release has caused a bit of an uproar in the community.
- Canceling asynchronous Rust: a RustConf talk looks at some pitfalls with the asynchronous cancellation protocol.
- CHERI with a Linux on top: a report on a talk about running Linux atop CHERI capabilities-based hardware.
- Extending the time-slice-extension discussion: further work on allowing user space to request a little more time from the kernel so that it can complete a critical section before being preempted.
- Multiple kernels on a single system: a patch set that would allow each CPU to have its own kernel.
- Revocable references for transient devices: a proposal for kernel infrastructure to make handling transient devices easier and more secure.
- Blender 4.5 brings big changes: a look at the new features in the most recent release of the Blender 3D-graphics-creation suite.
This week's edition also includes these inner pages:
- Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
- Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.
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